God works covenantally. A covenant is a pact or agreement between two or more parties. In fact, the Latin word "testamentum" (Old Testament, New Testament) is the word "covenant." Following is a chart that represents the Two Covenant position. There are different interpretations of how many covenants there are, but CARM lean towards two:
THE TWO MAIN COVENANTS | ||
COVENANT NAME | ETERNAL COVENANT ALSO CALLED THE COVENANT OF REDEMPTION (HEB. 13:20) | COVENANT OF GRACE |
PARTIES INVOLVED | Father and Son (Inter Trinitarian) | God and Man |
PROMISE | The Father would...
| Eternal life for mankind The complete restoration of fellowship between God and man. |
CONDITION | The Son...
| Faith in Jesus Christ |
MEDIATOR | No Mediator | Jesus Christ |
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